Kiddieland rides go up for auction

Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:07 AM EST (Chicago Sun-Times)

Kiddieland, the beloved Chicago-area amusement park, closed in September after 81 years. Now the park's rides are up for auction.

chicago, auction, illinois, us-news, rides, amusement-park, kiddieland, melrose-park

Snake spits out new species of chameleon at scientist's feet

Seeded on Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:10 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

"Latest find in natural world was result of reptile coughing up lizard as conservationist studied monkeys in the jungle."

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Barack Obama's Jewish half-brother

Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:26 PM EST (The Jewish Chronicle)

"We've all heard about Michelle Obama's Jewish cousin, Rabbi Caspers Funnye. Now it turns out the Jewish people have an even closer link to the First Couple..."

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Twitter's Revamped Retweets: The Good, the Bad, the Missing

Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:52 AM EST (The San Francisco Chronicle)

Ian Paul reviews Twitter's new Retweet feature and suggests ways to improve its usability.

technology, social-media, twitter, tweet, retweet

Man says 30-foot 'monster' lurking in canals of Madeira Beach

Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:53 AM EST (Voter suppression again at work in Tallahassee)

A Florida man is convinced that some sort of local Loch Ness monster is lurking in his backyard.

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Barack Obama Gives Tickle Me Elmo a Run for His Money

Seeded on Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:31 PM EST (the Mail online)

Toys we can believe in!

toys, odd-news, obama, elmo

Gov. Arrested on International Anti-Corruption Day

Seeded on Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:08 PM EST (NBC Chicago)

"In 2003, the United Nations designated December 9th as a day to raise awareness about combating corruption. Apparently here in America, we can celebrate it as "international irony day." Enjoy the contradictions." -Rachel Maddow

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